Knowledge of other cultures and countries is minimal, so it was good to have the class studying another country.
The children responded to doing team work to answer their inquiry questions, with the use of graphic organisers to refine and present information. Focus on music and art for learning about Jamaica. Further study developed of pirates who were based in Jamaica which roused interest. Made use of a few Youtube clips as a resource for information to answer questions, as well as several Powerpoint presentations that were available and National Geographic for Kids website for animal and bird studies. Web site for Jamaican patois language was good. Keen to share their knowledge with other classes in the Syndicate. Difficult to obtain video resources about the Caribbean, but have just located one newly released BBC DVD called "Wild Caribbean" which is on order, and part of this will be viewed as a reinforcement of the unit objectives and the concepts studied when it does arrive. 
